"On my planet minimum wage is 20 million dollars”
Cold Open: Nightline
3 Stars
Bob Dole announces his retirement from the senate
Bob Dole has resigned from the senate to focus all his energy on his presidential run. Not to be outdone, Bill Clinton announces his resignation from the presidency as to not be distracted. He ups the ante by also getting divorced. Dole is lost for words before deciding that he is going to go through a series of medical procedures to become half man half woman.
“So you plan not to run as Bob Dole, senate majority leader but as Bob Dole, she-male?”
“Yeah, who am I kidding? Bob Dole doesn’t have a Chinaman’s chance in hell. Hey, what about that? Bob Dole: Chinaman. Hard working, good at math.”
This was by far not the best of the season but it was short and pleasant. You know me, anything with Norm is getting at least 3 stars.
Bob Dole has resigned from the senate to focus all his energy on his presidential run. Not to be outdone, Bill Clinton announces his resignation from the presidency as to not be distracted. He ups the ante by also getting divorced. Dole is lost for words before deciding that he is going to go through a series of medical procedures to become half man half woman.
“So you plan not to run as Bob Dole, senate majority leader but as Bob Dole, she-male?”
“Yeah, who am I kidding? Bob Dole doesn’t have a Chinaman’s chance in hell. Hey, what about that? Bob Dole: Chinaman. Hard working, good at math.”
This was by far not the best of the season but it was short and pleasant. You know me, anything with Norm is getting at least 3 stars.
Jim Carrey Monologue
4 Stars
Jim’s new character is interrupted by a bored audience member
“People of New York, I mean you no harm. Do not fear me. I come not to destroy but to brighten your lives through laughter and merriment. In exchange I ask nothing but your unconditional surrender to The Cable Guy opening June 14th.”
I get a perverse pleasure out of watching someone plug something we know bombed. That’s not a dig at Carrey or The Cable Guy, both of which I enjoy, I just find it funny thinking about how much promotion goes into something that might fail miserably. He continues his alien bit until he finally breaks because he is distracted by a member of the audience who isn’t laughing. We cut to future Oscar winner Adam McKay in the crowd with a puzzled look on his face.
“I’m just not getting this whole spaceman thing. It’s going over my head. Can’t you be like you are in your movies?”
Jim complies and gives him some Ace Ventura, The Mask and Fire Marshal Bill. Adam is very pleased, laughing and screaming, “I know that.” and “That’s the good thing you do!”. It was a great way of both catering to the crowd and commenting on the fact that you’re catering at the same time.
“People of New York, I mean you no harm. Do not fear me. I come not to destroy but to brighten your lives through laughter and merriment. In exchange I ask nothing but your unconditional surrender to The Cable Guy opening June 14th.”
I get a perverse pleasure out of watching someone plug something we know bombed. That’s not a dig at Carrey or The Cable Guy, both of which I enjoy, I just find it funny thinking about how much promotion goes into something that might fail miserably. He continues his alien bit until he finally breaks because he is distracted by a member of the audience who isn’t laughing. We cut to future Oscar winner Adam McKay in the crowd with a puzzled look on his face.
“I’m just not getting this whole spaceman thing. It’s going over my head. Can’t you be like you are in your movies?”
Jim complies and gives him some Ace Ventura, The Mask and Fire Marshal Bill. Adam is very pleased, laughing and screaming, “I know that.” and “That’s the good thing you do!”. It was a great way of both catering to the crowd and commenting on the fact that you’re catering at the same time.
Wrestling Tournament
3 Stars
The Spartan cheerleaders get a foreign exchange student
Craig and Arianna are excited for the arrival of Lochmiel, a foreign exchange student from somewhere in Europe who is a spirit machine with sizzling euro moves. They do some cheers together before discovering that Lochmiel is taking performance enhancing drugs.
“Lochmiel’s spirit comes in an easy to swallow caplet.”
Hey, do you have a popular recurring character? It’s only a matter of time before they start throwing the host into it.
Craig and Arianna are excited for the arrival of Lochmiel, a foreign exchange student from somewhere in Europe who is a spirit machine with sizzling euro moves. They do some cheers together before discovering that Lochmiel is taking performance enhancing drugs.
“Lochmiel’s spirit comes in an easy to swallow caplet.”
Hey, do you have a popular recurring character? It’s only a matter of time before they start throwing the host into it.
The Roxbury Guys
4 Stars
The Roxbury Guys hit the town
See what I mean? It’s hard to believe that this is only the 2nd installment of the guys. All the bits are here, Haddaway’s What Is Love?, the grinding, the head bopping, the changes of scenery. Kattan and Ferrell are joined by Carrey as they start at a bar then go to a high school dance, a wedding reception and finally an old folks home. Unlike the first one this seemed like a sketch that I can see becoming something.
See what I mean? It’s hard to believe that this is only the 2nd installment of the guys. All the bits are here, Haddaway’s What Is Love?, the grinding, the head bopping, the changes of scenery. Kattan and Ferrell are joined by Carrey as they start at a bar then go to a high school dance, a wedding reception and finally an old folks home. Unlike the first one this seemed like a sketch that I can see becoming something.
Jacuzzi Lifeguard
4 Stars
A man tries to relax in the Jacuzzi but is accosted by the lifeguard
Finally, something new. Will is trying to relax in a jacuzzi but keeps getting yelled at by the lifeguard on duty. This is a simple sketch executed well with good performances. As manic as Carrey is, it’s Will who really deserves the credit for being an incredible straight man. He’s perfect when he gets flustered and exasperated when Jim tries to give him mouth to mouth. I think my favorite part of this absurd little sketch was when Tim Meadows took over half of the jacuzzi for lap swimming.
Finally, something new. Will is trying to relax in a jacuzzi but keeps getting yelled at by the lifeguard on duty. This is a simple sketch executed well with good performances. As manic as Carrey is, it’s Will who really deserves the credit for being an incredible straight man. He’s perfect when he gets flustered and exasperated when Jim tries to give him mouth to mouth. I think my favorite part of this absurd little sketch was when Tim Meadows took over half of the jacuzzi for lap swimming.
Weekend Update
Tom Cruise attempts to end once and for all, rumors that he is gay
No desk pieces this week, just a lot of great Norm jokes.
Bob Dole retired from the senate to focus on his goal of getting Bill Clinton re-elected.
When asked why he didn’t spend Mother’s Day with his children, OJ Simpson said, “Idiot, I didn't spend Mother's Day with my kids because I killed their mother.”.
Unabomber Ted Kaczynski is reportedly still a virgin. Not surprising, his best pick up line was ‘my dirty wooden shack or yours?’.
Bill Clinton has come out against same sex marriage. He is also not too crazy about opposite sex marriage.
While performing for a packed audience, Yoko Ono shocked fans by ripping up a bible. Most shocking thing about this story, Yoko Ono performed to a packed audience.
John Tesh is leaving his job at Entertainment Tonight in order to concentrate on making horrible horrible music.
Soundgarden
"Pretty Noose"
"Pretty Noose"
Jim, Will and Chris introduce Soundgarden dressed as the Roxbury guys. That’s the most interesting thing about this. I’m sure the recorded version sounds better but this was just a wall of noise. For those keeping score, the final tally is 10 out of 20 season 21 musical guests where I owned the album they were promoting.
I'll See You In Hell
3 Stars
A man’s favorite phrase starts to lose its meaning
We start with Jim firing Darrell Hammond. Darrell says he’ll see him in court and Jim responds that he’ll see him in hell. The rest of the office applauds him and then he starts to take it to far. He ends every sentence with ‘I’ll see you in hell’.
“That worked for you once but maybe you should give it a rest.”
“Maybe I should give it a rest and maybe I’ll see you in hell.”
He eventually get fired but before he can tell his boss ‘I’ll see you in...” he has a massive heart attack and dies.
“What do you think he was going to say?”
“I guess we’ll never know.”
Years later he is in hell and meets everyone. This was the definition of a one joke sketch. Carrey gives it his all but unless you think the phrase ‘I’ll see you in hell’ is hilarious this sketch was pretty tedious.
We start with Jim firing Darrell Hammond. Darrell says he’ll see him in court and Jim responds that he’ll see him in hell. The rest of the office applauds him and then he starts to take it to far. He ends every sentence with ‘I’ll see you in hell’.
“That worked for you once but maybe you should give it a rest.”
“Maybe I should give it a rest and maybe I’ll see you in hell.”
He eventually get fired but before he can tell his boss ‘I’ll see you in...” he has a massive heart attack and dies.
“What do you think he was going to say?”
“I guess we’ll never know.”
Years later he is in hell and meets everyone. This was the definition of a one joke sketch. Carrey gives it his all but unless you think the phrase ‘I’ll see you in hell’ is hilarious this sketch was pretty tedious.
Spade In America
2 Stars
Spade roasts the cast and plays a clip package of himself
Spade starts with a rundown of the new cast.
Nancy Walls: She just got married but trust me, she ain’t that married.
Mark McKinney: Hi, I’ve been in 40 sketches this season. Name one.
David Koechner: He’s the funniest guy around the office, just not this office.
Colin Quinn: He got his start on Remote Control. Now there’s a whole generation of people saying, ‘Is that Colin Quinn’s dad?”.
Chris Kattan and Fred Wolf: You decide, featured players or extras from The Birdcage?
Tim Meadows: Never met him. I hear he’s fun.
Molly Shannon: Don’t know.
Darrell Hammond: Not sure.
Will Ferrell: Looks familiar.
Cheri Oteri: Did her, didn’t know she worked here.
I know it’s supposed to be all in good fun but the nerve of this guy to crap on people who have been turning the show around while he showed up for 4 minutes a week to tell stale jokes and do unfunny and uninspired bits. He end with a clip package of his favorite Hollywood Minute bits. What a complete waste of airtime. I would hate to be the guy whose sketch got cut so this could fit in the show.
Spade starts with a rundown of the new cast.
Nancy Walls: She just got married but trust me, she ain’t that married.
Mark McKinney: Hi, I’ve been in 40 sketches this season. Name one.
David Koechner: He’s the funniest guy around the office, just not this office.
Colin Quinn: He got his start on Remote Control. Now there’s a whole generation of people saying, ‘Is that Colin Quinn’s dad?”.
Chris Kattan and Fred Wolf: You decide, featured players or extras from The Birdcage?
Tim Meadows: Never met him. I hear he’s fun.
Molly Shannon: Don’t know.
Darrell Hammond: Not sure.
Will Ferrell: Looks familiar.
Cheri Oteri: Did her, didn’t know she worked here.
I know it’s supposed to be all in good fun but the nerve of this guy to crap on people who have been turning the show around while he showed up for 4 minutes a week to tell stale jokes and do unfunny and uninspired bits. He end with a clip package of his favorite Hollywood Minute bits. What a complete waste of airtime. I would hate to be the guy whose sketch got cut so this could fit in the show.
The Joe Pesci Show
2 Stars
Jimmy Stewart and Jim Carrey guest on the show
We get one more recurring character for the last show of the season but Joe Pesci really plays second fiddle to Jim Carrey’s Jimmy Stewart impression. Then we get the patented SNL brings out the guy who does an impression of you in front of you as Mark McKinney plays Jim Carrey. Just a few episodes McKinney did this with Steve Forbes. Now here McKinney only played Carrey one other time so it’s kinda stupid. Jim as Jimmy Stewart beats them all with a baseball bat. The end.
We get one more recurring character for the last show of the season but Joe Pesci really plays second fiddle to Jim Carrey’s Jimmy Stewart impression. Then we get the patented SNL brings out the guy who does an impression of you in front of you as Mark McKinney plays Jim Carrey. Just a few episodes McKinney did this with Steve Forbes. Now here McKinney only played Carrey one other time so it’s kinda stupid. Jim as Jimmy Stewart beats them all with a baseball bat. The end.
Soundgarden returns with Burden In My Hand which is another grunge song screamed by Chris Cornell that is not my cup of tea.
Jimmy Tango's Fat Busters
3 Stars
Jimmy Tango teaches us to "ride the snake" to lose weight
Carrey is high energy and sweaty. He says that he has lost 155 pounds in 3 weeks by wearing his patented vibrating heat suit and ingesting an unbelievable amount of pure crystal meth. You can do it too. The only side effects are you think of suicide non stop and when you close your eyes you can only see spiders and snails. Will stands up in the audience wearing the suit.
“Not only have I lost weight, I found out I'm the devil and I will wash over the earth and the seas will run red with all the blood of all the sinners”.
A pretty solid 10-1 sketch.
Carrey is high energy and sweaty. He says that he has lost 155 pounds in 3 weeks by wearing his patented vibrating heat suit and ingesting an unbelievable amount of pure crystal meth. You can do it too. The only side effects are you think of suicide non stop and when you close your eyes you can only see spiders and snails. Will stands up in the audience wearing the suit.
“Not only have I lost weight, I found out I'm the devil and I will wash over the earth and the seas will run red with all the blood of all the sinners”.
A pretty solid 10-1 sketch.
FINAL ANALYSIS
"I’m Jim Carrey. I’ll do anything for a laugh. I need attention 24 hours a day."
Average
3.1 Stars
MVP
Will Ferrell
Wrestling Tournament, The Roxbury Guys, Jacuzzi Lifeguard, I'll See You In Hell, Jimmy Tango's Fat Busters
Wrestling Tournament, The Roxbury Guys, Jacuzzi Lifeguard, I'll See You In Hell, Jimmy Tango's Fat Busters
Best Sketch
Jacuzzi Lifeguard
Worst Sketch
The Joe Pesci Show
How I Would Have Lorne Michaels-ed It
I would have swapped The Joe Pesci Show with Jacuzzi Lifeguard. There were way too many recurring characters in this episode it would have been better to get them all out of the way early. After the cheerleaders and the Roxbury guys I get Jacuzzi Lifeguard and I'm like, "Ok, we're in to the new stuff", then late in the night I see Joe Pesci and I think, "Aw, hell, spoke too soon".
Host Analysis
Jim was the biggest comedy star in the world at the time so him hosting SNL was a dream come true for me as a young comedy fan. It’s almost impossible for him to play subdued so he didn’t exactly blend in with the ensemble. This felt like The Jim Carrey Show most of the time featuring the Saturday Night Live cast. That's not really a good thing.
Final Thoughts
It was the season finale of a new cast so it's no surprise that everybody wanted to play their hits but it started to feel like a clip show if it weren’t for the dominant presence of Carrey. We got the Spartan Cheerleaders who were overshadowed by Carrey, we got the Roxbury guys who were overshadowed by Carrey and then The Joe Pesci Show where Carrey stole the sketch. I'm surprised he didn't just have group sex with Mary Katharine Gallagher and the two fops.
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Lists, lists and more lists. The best of the season, the worst of the season and a cast breakdown.
Been following these recaps,enjoy reading them hope you do Season 22 when you have a rest lol
ReplyDeleteRemember being a slight disappointed after viewing this one because having the biggest comedic star in the world at the time and putting him in a bunch of recurring sketches doesn't exactly sound like the best way of using him.
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